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Door County Transportation Options Program to Continue in 2010 Expanding to Kewaunee County

Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by Staff Reporter in Community Services

The Women’s Employment Project, Inc. (WEP) was awarded funding from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to continue the Door County Transportation Options Program (DCTOP) in 2010.

In 2009, DCTOP issued gas vouchers to 51 different individuals, completed 23 vehicle purchase or repair loans, and operated an employment van pool for eight active riders. Funding begins in 2010 with a waiting list of 28 clients for vehicle repair or purchase loans.

Left to Right: Fred Young from Young Automotive, Lee Chapman, Sandi Fish, Kathy Copisky, Kim McClure, Program Coordinator, Front Kendra Dragseth

DCTOP is expanding its services to serve eligible Kewaunee County residents in addition to those in Door County. Eligibility requirements for the program include:

• being a US citizen and a Door or Kewaunee County resident,
• must be at least 18 years of age,
• must have a valid Wisconsin driver’s license with no DWI/OWI’s in the last 24 months,
• must be employed working a minimum of 20 hours per week or referred from a partnering agency, and
• household income must be at or below the 200% Federal Poverty Level.

Once eligible, participants in Door and Kewaunee County can purchase half price gas vouchers to get to and from employment. They are also eligible for a 0% interest vehicle purchase or repair loan. The funds also support a van pool that travels daily from Sturgeon Bay, leaving at 5 am, to Sister Bay and returning back to Sturgeon Bay at 2:30 pm. Kim McClure, Program Manager, hopes to increase the van pool and operate additional routes to and from northern Door and Sturgeon Bay area.

“Our goal is to help Door and Kewaunee County residents get to work with affordable and reliable transportation,” says Kim McClure.

If you or someone you know, needs assistance with transportation to go to and from work, please contact Kim McClure at 920.743.7273 or 800.924.4191 ext. 110 or email: kmcclure@doorcountyjobcenter.org.

You can also get more information at www.wepinc.org. The Door County Transportation Options Program office is located at the Door County Job Center in the Cherry Point Mall, Sturgeon Bay, and is open Monday through Friday, 8 am – 4:30 pm.

Tags: Door County Transportation Options Program, Inc., Kim McClure, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Women’s Employment Project